In contrast, the 56-year-old keeps commanding her art as she plays Flo-Ade in Africa Magic’s original, The Hidden. The 13-part thriller explores a rigged society where the strong prey on the weak, where culture and tradition are turned to weapons of oppression and motives are twisted and turned at whim.
For those of us who grew up in the 90s, a huge part of our childhood years were spent watching the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). I still remember how I would wait in front of the television set for 4 p.m. so that I would be greeted by colour bars, which was how television stations signalled their daily arrival on my father’s Sanyo set then. These bars would, minutes later, transition into the national anthem and at that time I would know that it was time to enjoy my favourite shows.
I still remember my fascination with foreign soap operas like